Liberatore Leads Cardinals' Surprising Start

0:00It's April 8th, you're listening to MLB News today, AI-powered MLB coverage. The St. Louis Cardinals basically waved the white flag this offseason, shipping out big names like Brendan Donovan, Nolan Aeronato, Wilson Contreras, and Sunny Gray. Everyone figured they'd tank hard, but nah, they're sitting pretty at 6 wins and 5 losses through 11 games. They kicked off by sweeping the first two against the Tampa Bay Rays, then grabbed two out of three from the New York Metz. Drop the series to the Tigers, but now they're splitting with the Washington Nationals and looking good to take that one too, especially with Miles. Miko is spacing his old squad on Wednesday. Power rankings from The Athletic, don't agree though. They got bumped down to tied for number 26, one spot worse than last time. Still, folks are buzzing about how manager Oliver Marmel has this young squad punching above their weight early on. After Matthew Libertor, their breakout A so far.

1:00The Leptis posted a 1.64 ERA in his first two starts, and through three outings, he's thrown 16 innings with just six earn runs, 19 hits, and 5 walks. He's limiting damage without racking up tons of strikeouts. Libertor's tweaks from spring training are paying off big, keeping the cards competitive every time out. If he sustains this over a full season, he could lock down that rotation spot for years. Watch this kid define their rebuild.